We offer private candidates the opportunity to sit their GCSE Mathematics and/or English Language exams at our centre, conveniently located on the outskirts of Leicester City Centre. There is no requirement to attend lessons or lectures, you just have to come to our centre at the given time and date of your booked exams.
We use AQA as the main awarding body for GCSE courses; we can also offer Pearson/Edexcel as an alternative. This will give you the opportunity to achieve a grade 1-9 (grade 4 and 5 are considered good passes).
We can also recommend revision guides, workbooks and websites that can help you to revise topics and prepare you for your exams.
GCSE English Language
To gain the GCSE English Language qualification you will need to complete the following exams and non-exam assessment (NEA):
Paper 1 - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (Written Exam, 1 hour 45 minutes)
Paper 2 - Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives (Written Exam, 1 hour 45 minutes)
Spoken Language Assessment*
*The spoken language assessment is a speech or presentation that will need to be delivered to and assessed by our English Tutor
GCSE Maths
To gain the GCSE Maths qualification you will need to complete the following exams:
Paper 1 - Non-Calculator Foundation (Grade 1-5) / Higher (Grades 4-9) - (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)
Paper 2 - Calculator Foundation (Grade 1-5) / Higher (Grades 4-9) - (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)
Paper 3 - Calculator Foundation (Grade 1-5) / Higher (Grades 4-9) - (Written Exam, 1 hour 30 minutes)
You need to complete all three elements of each qualification to be able to achieve a grade and certification.
Fees
The fees for private candidates include registration, exams and certification. For GCSE English Language this also includes a 1-1 Spoken Language assessment with our English Tutor. We currently accept payment by cash or BACS transfer only (card payments coming soon) and payment needs to be made in full before registration can be made.
Fees for registrations are as follows:
The cost for the English Language GCSE is £199 and this will cover the cost of the 2 paper exams and the Spoken Language assessment to be completed with our English Tutor.
The cost of the Maths GCSE (Foundation or Higher) will be £199 and will cover the cost of the 3 paper exams.
The entry deadline for registration to qualify for the above price is Friday 19th February 2027 (November Re-sit Series). To ensure sufficient time to complete registrations, all applications and full payment needs to be received no later than Friday 12th February 2027.
You need to book an appointment to bring in your photo ID and complete the registration form.
Registrations made after this date incur the following late fees:
After the 22nd February 2027 will incur late charges of 100% making the cost £398 per group of exams
After the 21st April 2027 will incur very late charges of 150% making the cost £497.50 per group of exams
Exam Dates
The exams will be sat at our centre and the dates for these exams are:
Summer Series 2027
English Language 8700
Monday 24th May 2027 Paper 1 – Explorations in creative reading and writing – 1 hour 45 minutes
Tuesday 8th June 2027 Paper 2 – Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives - 1 hour 45 minutes
Non-exam Assessment: Spoken Language – to be completed before Friday 30th April 2027 – date and time to be agreed with English Tutor.
Mathematics 8300 (Foundation & Higher)
Friday 14th May 2027 Paper 1 – Non Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Thursday 27th May 2027 Paper 2 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
Monday 14th June 2027 Paper 3 – Calculator – 1 hour 30 minutes
All exams normally start at 9.00am.
Private Tuition Now Available
One to One tuition is available with a subject tutor at a cost of £50 per hour.
Small group tuition (max 4-6 people) tuition is available with a subject tutor at a cost of £25 per hour.
The tuition will be available between the hours of 3.00pm – 7.00pm Monday to Thursday subject to availability.
There are limited spaces so these need to be booked, and fees paid. in advance.
